SWE Federal Bill Tracker

This bill allows the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a university-affiliated research center to fund analyses and engineering support related to cislunar and deep space missions and interplanetary research. Entities eligible to participate in the center include institutions of higher education, operators of federally funded research and development centers, and nonprofit research institutions.

This bill makes certain changes to the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program, including increasing available scholarship amounts to cover up to five years of eligible tuition.

01/16/25

EO 14151 terminates all DEI efforts in federal agencies in STEM fields.

This bill directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships and related pre-apprenticeships for secondary school students.

This bill coordinates Federal research and development efforts focused on modernizing mathematics in elementary and secondary STEM education through mathematical and statistical modeling, including data-driven and computational thinking, problem, project, and performance-based learning and assessment, interdisciplinary exploration, and career connections.

This bill directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education, especially community colleges and historically Black colleges or universities, for the development of makerspaces to grow the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce.

This bill assist States in, and pay for the Federal share of the cost of, defraying the cost of pre-apprenticeships or related instruction associated with qualified apprenticeship programs.

This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to identify or develop assessments to measure the prior knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences of an individual in the field of STEM education.

This bill strengthens and enhances the competitiveness of American industry through the research and development of advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of cement, concrete, and asphalt production with a focus on engineering performance-based standards.

This bill support the establishment of an apprenticeship college consortium.

This bill establishes a National STEM Week to promote American innovation and enhance STEM education pathways for all students, including those in rural, urban, and underserved communities.

This bill establishes the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource.

This bill provides lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced STEM degree holders, and for other purposes.

This bill expands the functions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to include workforce frameworks for critical and emerging technologies and requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop an artificial intelligence workforce framework. It directs NIST to develop, maintain, and provide industry, government, research, nonprofit, labor organizations, and educational institutions with workforce frameworks for critical and emerging technologies and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics domains for the purpose of bolstering scientific and technical education, training, and workforce development.

This bill authorizes states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to use grant funds provided through the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program for accounting education. In particular, LEAs may use these grant funds to implement programs to teach accounting, including by increasing access to high-quality accounting courses through 12th grade for students who are members of underrepresented groups.

EO 14277 establishes a federal framework to advance AI education for American youth.

This bill establishes grant programs under the National Science Foundation to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM education and industry. Funding will be awarded to entities seeking to increase the participation of women and persons underrepresented in science and engineering through online workshops, mentorship programs, internships, elementary and secondary school programs, and recruitment.

This bill directs the National Science Foundation to make awards for artificial intelligence literacy programs to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and related consortiums to develop, implement, and evaluate programs that promote AI literacy at the local level

This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

05/23/25

This bill directs the Secretary of Labor to award grants to certain entities to establish workforce training programs.

This bill requires the the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish a program to award grants for certain STEM apprenticeship programs.

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal pay protections by narrowing the defenses employers can use for pay differentials, prohibiting employers from asking about salary history, requiring collection of compensation data disaggregated by sex, race, and national origin, and establishing enhanced penalties including compensatory and punitive damages for pay discrimination violations.

This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to award grants or contracts to institutions of higher education for fundamental research conducted in collaboration with specified Chinese entities, including certain Chinese universities, military companies, and individuals affiliated with them, unless a national security waiver is granted for eligible institutions with limited international enrollment.

This bill directs the National Institutes of Health to expand research on endometrial cancer, with a focus on addressing disparities in diagnosis and mortality rates between African-American women and non-Hispanic White women, and requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and disseminate public education materials about endometrial cancer, including targeted materials for African-American communities.

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to encourage states to develop academic standards for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies in elementary and secondary schools.

This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to establish modified eligibility requirements for paraprofessionals and education support staff (including clerical, transportation, food service, custodial, and maintenance workers) employed by educational agencies, allowing them to qualify for family and medical leave by working at least 60 percent of their expected monthly hours rather than meeting the standard hours-of-service requirement.

This bill establishes a federal paid family and medical leave insurance program providing up to 12 weeks of paid leave annually for qualifying reasons including childbirth, caring for family members with serious health conditions, and personal medical conditions, funded through a payroll tax and administered by the Social Security Administration with benefits calculated on a sliding scale based on earnings.

This bill reauthorizes and expands the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965, providing grants to institutions of higher education to support campus-based child care services and subsidized child care for low-income student parents, with grants ranging from $75,000 to $2 million annually for five-year periods.

This bill directs the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants to community colleges and career and technical education centers to develop immersive technology education and training programs (such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality) for workforce development, with grants of up to 5 years and priority given to programs that partner with employers, serve rural communities, or target individuals with barriers to employment.

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This bill would authorize $24.4 billion for NASA in FY2026 and set policy direction across exploration, space operations, science, aeronautics, STEM education, and technology—reaffirming Artemis and Space Launch System goals, expanding commercial partnerships, strengthening low-Earth orbit strategy, advancing planetary defense and climate science, and enhancing workforce, oversight, and national security protections.

This bill would amend ERISA to streamline and standardize Form 5500 filing deadlines, allow electronic signatures, and modernize reporting requirements for employee benefit plan administrators.

This bill would expand eligibility and allowable uses of federal education and training funds to support more youth who experienced foster care, including access to apprenticeships, short-term training, and remedial education.

This bill would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to require biennial reports to Congress and the President on progress and challenges in implementing the national quantum workforce strategic plan, helping strengthen oversight and development of the quantum science and technology workforce.

This would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a 15-member federal advisory committee to provide recommendations, performance measures, and evaluation guidelines for training programs in community health centers.

This bill would create a federal grant demonstration program to supplement the salaries of new nursing faculty so schools can better recruit and retain instructors amid the nursing shortage.

This bill would amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to authorize grants for plant and microbial biology research related to agriculture, food, and biotechnology, and provide $150 million annually from FY2026 through FY2031 to support this research.

This bill would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to expand federal quantum research programs to include quantum modeling and simulation to support advances in areas such as medicine, materials science, energy, and agriculture.

This bill would direct the National Science Foundation to support AI and quantum education through scholarships, fellowships, grants, outreach, research, and workforce development initiatives, while requiring related guidance, security safeguards, and new NIST workforce frameworks for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

This bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants supporting community-based clinical training for medical students in rural and medically underserved areas in order to increase access to care and encourage long-term physician practice in high-need communities.

This bill would establish uniform federal accessibility standards for websites and software applications used by employers, public entities, public accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers, while authorizing rulemaking, enforcement, technical assistance, grants for small entities, and private lawsuits to ensure digital access for individuals with disabilities.

This bill would require the Government Accountability Office to study barriers middle-income households face in obtaining affordable housing and recommend a federal definition of workforce housing, along with options for expanding housing programs and incentives to serve those households.

This bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend overtime compensation exceptions to public agencies and contracted private entities employing emergency medical technicians and paramedics in rural areas with fewer than 100,000 residents.